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This Week In Music Commentary

This week in music commentary, we discuss what being nominated for GRAMMY really means, explore the correlation (or lack thereof) between education and becoming a successful musician, and hear from. Continue reading

admin on 12/13/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Avant, Berklee College of Music, Billboard Hot 100, Christopher Cross, Cleveland, Grammy Award, Grammy Award for Best New Artist, Grammy Award for Record of the Year, Los Angeles, The Grammy Museum

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CHANGES @ Beatport • NMPA • WMG’s ADA • Universal Music • Madison Square Garden

Antony Bruno has been named the Dir. of Communications at SFX owned Beatport. Bruno did previous stints at Beats Music and Billboard Magazine.

Bruce Houghton on 11/09/2015 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Acting, Adele (singer), Alternative Distribution Alliance, Ben Folds, Berklee College of Music, Billboard 200, Billboard charts, Billboard Magazine, Universal Music Group, Universal Music Group Nashville

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How To Successfully Crowdfund: 7 Stats from 100,000 Crowdfunding Campaigns On Indiegogo

Crowdfunding has certainly become an extremely popular means of raising money for projects, but some campaigns are more successful than others. Here we look at seven different crowdfunding stats from. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/05/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Amicus, Android (operating system), ArtistShare, Berklee College of Music, Brad Damphousse, Crowd funding, Indiegogo, kickstarter, PledgeMusic, Slava Rubin

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Pre-order A New Edition Of Donald Passman’s ‘All You Need to Know About the Music Business’ – SAVE 40%

"All You Need to Know About the Music Business" by Donald S. Passman is often called “the industry bible,” and rightfully so. A new edition will be released next week and. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/05/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 3D printing, 6IX, Berklee College of Music, Blue Note Jazz Club, GameStop, Hypebot, IPhone, Never Miss a Beat, pre-order, Recruitment, SimplyHired.com, Sony

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CHANGES @ UMG Publishing • Berklee College Of Music • Music Biz Awards • Radar • Warner/Chappell • VH1 • BMG

Universal Music Publishing has appointed Luke McGrellis as VP creative. He joins from Sony/ATV UK where he was A&R director and signed Ed Sheeran and Sam Smith.

Bruce Houghton on 10/29/2015 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Berklee College of Music, Boston, Christian Scott, iTunes, jazz, Musical ensemble, New Orleans, New York City, NPR Music, WBGO

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The Future Of Transparency In The Music Business

The process by which music royalties are determined has always been a convoluted one, but the rise of the web has made it even more complex, while simultaneously increasing the demand for more. Continue reading

Guest Post on 10/12/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Barry Goudreau, Berklee College of Music, Boston, Christian Scott, Grammy Award, iTunes, jazz, music industry, Musical ensemble, NPR Music

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Labels & Managers: Are You Helping Or Hurting Your Artist’s Growth?

Much of the work that labels and managers have traditionally taken care of in the industry, such as distribution and recording/mastering, can now be done by the artists themselves, and. Continue reading

Guest Post on 09/11/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Airplay, Berklee College of Music, Blake Shelton, Do it yourself, Fast food restaurant, Happy Meal, independent music, iTunes, McDonald's, United States

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StubHub Drops All In Pricing As Promised “Ticketing Revolution” Fails To Materialize

When Michael Rapino took over Live Nation, he promised a revolution in ticketing; and when he acquired Ticketmaster, one almost believed that it would happen. Along the way, a group. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/03/2015 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Amazon.com, Audio engineering, Berklee College of Music, Bon Jovi, box office, Central Time Zone (North America), Compact disc, Customer, Oil Prices, The Wall Street Journal

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Universal Music Group Revenues, Profits Rise With Help From Streaming Music

[UPDATED] Profitability has been elusive for record labels in the last 5-10 years, including for so-called major music groups like WMG. Not so for Universal Music Group where CEO Lucian Grainge. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/03/2015 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Federation of Musicians, American Revolutionary War, Atlantic Ocean, Berklee College of Music, Business model, Compact disc, Customer, record label, Streaming media, Universal Music Group

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Pandora To Celebrate 10 Years With Ad Free Listening

Pandora turns 10 years old next week, and a decade is an eternity in digital music. After they launched, co-founder Tim Westergren spent a lot of time out of the office. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/01/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Apple Inc., Associated Press, Berklee College of Music, Business model, Compact disc, iTunes, music industry, Pandora Radio, Streaming media, Tim Westergren

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